Qld Country Hour, 27 June 2014

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June 27, 2014 14:49:10

A bitter divide over Australia's export sugar future has deepened, with another major milling company announcing it will quit the marketing pool. Drones as part of the future of farming are in the spotlight this week at the digital rural futures conference in Toowoomba. Federal MP for Hinkler Keith Pitt has convened a meeting of industry stakeholders to work out how to crack down on the unscrupulous operators giving horticulture a bad name. One of the northern-most sheep graziers in the country has decided it's time to leave the industry, and what our young farmers may lack in numbers, they make up for in commitment and enthusiasm.